This show is so predictable. The plot, the writing, the characters ... it's all making me mad. First half of the season was really decent, but consistently went downhill from there.
So, the show has just been canceled and I'm beyond disappointed. This show was really really good, but nah, Netflix throws it away. Very questionable and poor decision making and advertising in my opinion. When you compare this to other shows that have been renewed for a second season, it's simply shocking.
Two or even four episodes less and this could've been a great season... this was too much of a slow burn for my taste and they failed to pick up the pace story-wise with too little progression throughout the ten episodes. Hopefully this changes in season 3.
Thinking that this is most likely going to be the show's last season, let me say that I can't take this show seriously for a lot of reasons. Let's not go into the characters, the acting or the story; all of that and the show itself is trying really hard to take itself seriously without being able to pull of true 'seriousness'.
But, not all of it is bad, especially when compared to the first season. The special effects are actually well done and the world's got something that's immersive. Overall, I think this show has a unique style and way of telling its story, which I do appreciate. When I think about it some more, it's a show that's residing somewhere between trash and 'man, this show is really trying hard here'.
I'd probably watch a third season of this, if there is one (which I still find unlikely).
I don't care what anybody else says, but I really really really need a third season of this!!
I was disappointed at first. Then it blew me away!
Possibly the worst marketing for a tv show ever. In the first season we won't follow a crew's journey to Mars like everyone thought, but we will instead see people preparing to go there. Their struggles, problems and everything in-between. We won't see what we thought we'd see. Because of that, I was disappointed, but one episode later, I saw the real beauty of this show and what makes it (in my eyes) worth watching.
Having binged it in two sittings, I won't deny that this is a slow show or that - at times - not much happens. But what I won't say is, that it's boring. At the core, the story is about the characters and how they're dealing with the fact that they are actually going to Mars. How it affects not only their lives, but also the lifes of and the relationships to their loved ones.. It surely is more drama than sci-fi, but not in a bad way.
Along the way you'll start to care about the characters and you'll realize how well-acted this show is. With a great cast, the show tells a compelling story. You'll see incredible cinematography not many shows have. You'll appreciate the variety of music throughout; epical, magical, partly eery and mysteriosly beautiful music.
To me, this show was a real surprise and I give it a 9/10. I'm really hoping for a second season!
That was so FREAKING EPIC!!
One of the showrunners mentioned that this episode would feature one of the biggest fight scenes done on The Flash. Okay. I sat there and watched it, the cringe and boredom slowly intensifying. What a disappointment. The fight scene, the episode, and the entire season.
And they canceled it right there. Man, wish we knew what would have happened next. These last few episodes of S2 were 100% the best of the series.
That after credit scene was wild and got me super excited! Please don't cancel this now. :grimacing:
Edit: Surprise ... they canceled it. -_-
We're getting a second season of this show?! Can't believe that this even saw the light of day, also can't believe that I'm excited for season 2. :D
The 1988 storyline is pretty much just one coincidence after another. Can the writers really not manage to make these one in a billion, random encounters believable? They just happen... no build up. The characters just end up wherever the 'plot' requires them to be. And let's be honest here, if the story's progression relies on 'what are the odds', boring and unsatisfying connections of people, can you even call it a plot?
And let's not talk about the CGI. Ugh.
Neal McDonough , oh what a nice surprise!
Going into this movie, I had a faint idea as to what it would be like. I was so wrong. After watching the trailer and reading the synopsis I personally thought of it as a revamped 'The Day After Tomorrow'. If you don't know what that movie is about, it is basically about a father who's trying to get to his son who's stuck in another city while a natural disaster hits. It is still one of my favorites. After watching 'How It Ends' though, I can say that it is firstly nothing like it and secondly far from being as good as I initially thought it would be.
The first few minutes were quite impressive. It had a good setup — not too slow and not too rushed — and what a good movie needs: likeable characters. Personally, I liked the cast a lot, but thought that their performance was only average. It was hard for me to feel the character's chemistry throughout.
After that 'promising' beginning, I wanted answers more than anything. Instead, I got a long, long, long journey through the U.S. with some minor obstacles and a lot of side-stories of characters I barely even knew. Those stories were touched but never really told and after a few minutes the main plot scared them away, never to be seen or heard from again. That resulted in characters appearing and vanishing in an instant without a huge impact on the main story.
So, the whole mid-section felt like a filler. A large portion of the movie was a filler. I wasn't bored, but also far from being satisfied. The few effects and action sequences that the movie had were fine but nothing special. Dialogues felt weak but not unnecessary or forced which is a good thing.
About 85 minutes into it, I was still waiting for something big to happen. I thought the movie (with the way it presented things, creating mystery as to what's going on and such) would soon hit its high with a big finale and a mind-blowing conclusion. But guess what ... that's when it ended. That's when I knew I wasted almost two hours of my time. The movie is titled 'How It Ends' and yet it doesn't even have a real ending. Why? How? What? No answers, no nothing. The whole time you're wondering what's going on, but you'll never get the answer. You'll never get a real conclusion to what's really going on. I'm disappointed and so will many others.
Score: 46 / 100
What an absolutely incredible performance by Fraser James who plays Dr. Henri Gasana!!
Intriguing plot, great atmosphere and effects, but the acting is terrible.
That. Was. EPIC!
Can't wait to see more of this show.
Wow, that was some bad CGI.
Hey, at least they managed to stay predictable until the very end and consistently managed to go in the direction which - I'm assuming - the majority didn't want it to go. Watching the finale genuinely made me angry and the last few scenes solidified my opinion that the show is on a downwards trend it may not be able to recover from so easily.
Kept sitting in front of the screen, saying to myself "this isn't/can't/shouldn't be happening" because it's predictable, lazy storytelling, leaving the viewers dissatisfied with obvious resolutions while desiring the opposite; or really, anything but what we've been served here.
Well, that ending was way too predictable.
This episode made me fall in love with all of Freya Riding's songs! Simply beautiful and a strong addition to a devastating episode.
